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Hi!

I have a quick question, and any help would be appreciated!

I know that it is very hard to double-major in SEAS since the number of required credits is high, and double-counting is very limited. But I am just evaluating my options, and double majoring in Applied Maths and CS is one of them. However, I have some questions about double-counting.

Can I double-count these classes?

1. Intro to CS for Engineering and Applied Sciences

2. Physics and Chem Core,

3. Principles of Econ

4. Calculus I-II

5. Multivariable Calculus

6. APPLIED MATH I: Linear Algebra

7. Probability Theory

Which of these classes are available for double-counting? If they are, I think it is kinda manageable.

A former Justice Department lawyer says the Trump investigations squeezed Ivy League universities for millions before they were even concluded. A top Democrat is demanding answers.

> The whistleblower account comes just days after a federal judge dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit against Harvard that was based on the investigation, which was conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services and lawyers detailed from the DOJ > > Both Brown and Columbia reached settlements, with Columbia agreeing to pay $200 million over three years and Brown agreeing to spend $50 million on Rhode Island workforce development, with no admission of wrongdoing. > > Harvard fought and won.

Hi everyone! This will be a somewhat longer post, but im an incoming member of the Class of 2030 at SEAS, and with course registration coming up, I'm finalizing my schedule. The reviews for some profs on CULPA are really mixed, or their name simply doesn't come up, so instead of making a bunch of posts about each one im doing it all here. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!! Im premed, so taking courses with professors who have manageable workloads and are relatively fair with grading is super important. Thank you again, and see you on campus!!

PHYS 1401- Intro to Mechanics and Thermo:

Has anyone had Hector Ochoa? I can't seem to find reviews on him. Is he a good teacher? How manageable is the workload? What's the grading scheme? How much physics background is needed for Ochoa's class? For reference, I've only taken Regents Physics (it's the intro physics course all NYC students take)

If you had to pick between James Hill and Hector Ochoa, who would you pick? Is James Hill as bad as the CULPA reviews make him out to be?

CHEM 1403 - General Chemistry 1:

How similar is this course to what is taught in AP Chemistry?

Between Savizky, Roy, and Beer, who do you feel is the best chem professor and why?

Everyone raves about Beer, but his reviews for this course specifically aren't that great. If anyone had him for 1403 and could share their perspective, I'd really appreciate it!

Calc 1

Does anyone know anything about Alexander Hazeltine? How is his workload and grading system? Is the course comparable to AP Calculus AB?

^^ Same question for Andres Contreras and Fan Haocheng; I can't find any of them on CULPA

Im also taking Lit Hum!! Any recommendations on Lit Hum professors would be appreciated as well!

Sorry this was super long, but thank you again for all your help!

Hi, I'm an incoming student and I was wondering if you could bring cup noodles into the dining hall? I heard for the first couple of weeks and during nsop people usually eat in the dining halls and I don't really have a good experience with dining hall food in general; weird question but I'm curious lol

Hey everyone!

I'm moving to the city soon to start at Columbia and was wondering if anyone knew of any good orgs or opportunities to help out around campus or the city. It's not for applications or anything, just wanna do some good and get to meet some people. I'm looking to volunteer 1-2 days on the weekends but could make Thurs-Sunday work. Would be especially interested to hear places that people have found especially fulfilling/worthwhile!

Hi!!! Im an incoming freshman. I need to do a work study for my scholarship, but im confused as to how exactly it works? Any advice or tips? I tried to use handshake but it said i should already have an account as an active student but apparently i do not? Any advice would be great T_T

Hi!

I would like to ask a quick question and any help would be appreciated.

As far as I know, there is a minor in Economics just in SEAS, but not in CC. And the reason of this is that the workload becomes huge for non-STEM majors in CC, considering the Calculus requirement. My question is that whether a student in CC majoring in Mathematics or CS can minor in Econ in SEAS? Are there anyone that did this?

Thanks in advance!

has anyone moved into claremont 99 yet? i’m curious to see what the rooms and complex looks like. not a lot has been shared online.

i’m an incoming soph transfer who took calc II and III in hs through dual enrollment. i know that those credits won’t transfer, so i was wondering if any of you knew whether or not taking honors math a/b would satisfy calc II and III, or if i’d have to take each class separately. i spoke with my advisor, who didn’t know, and i’ve emailed someone at the math department, but it’s been a while and they haven’t responded, so i just wanted to ask here before i register for classes. any info would be appreciated!

did some searching but didn't end up finding a page for columbia undergrad career outcomes/first destinations, just the beyond columbia page. does a page exist where you can see and sort career outcomes and median salary by major?

it was a saturday morning and i graduated a year ago. columbia be giving me nightmares even after graduation.

Is there an ongoing group chat for incoming Fall '26 GS students that is NOT on ZeeMee? It's such a bad app, and I assume there are probably mods monitoring it from the university lol. Would love to connect with fellow incoming students, though. If there's a WhatsApp group, or otherwise, pls let me know.

I know I can petition to switch core classes. Is it possible to find someone that would want to switch instead of the petition? I was assigned University Writing MW 10:10-11:25 and would prefer to have Frontiers of Science first semester. Any advice?

To current students: what sort of supplies do you bring with you to the first week of classes? I'm transferring from community college, and I'm used to bringing binders and notebooks on my first week that I order online. But I'm moving to NYC in a week for the ARC Jumpstart Series, and my boyfriend got us a temporary apartment on the Upper West Side until we find a place to live. Because I'll be staying by myself for a month at the apartment, I'm worried about shipping in supplies from Amazon due to fear of package theft. So, I'm planning on getting supplies now before I fly to NYC and pack them to bring with me.

What do you guys typically bring with you on your first week? Do you bring anything, or do you wait to see the syllabi for each class? I'm just trying to get an idea of if it's worth it, what I should bring, or if I should just wait.

To current students: what is the party scene at Columbia like? Are they mostly at Carmen? Or does everyone go clubbing (in which case would one need a fake ID?)? I would assume the greek life is more exclusive and not everyone goes to those…?

Or do most dorm halls just hang out in their common rooms?

Hi!

For context, I am an incoming freshman at CC who plans to transfer into SEAS. I have a quick question, and any help would be appreciated!

Does Honors Maths A meet Calc & Linear Algebra requirements for CS ( SEAS )?

THE BULLETIN: https://bulletin.columbia.edu/columbia-engineering/academic-departments-programs/computer-science/undergraduate-programs/computer-science-bs/

The course covers multivariable calculus and linear algebra from a rigorous perspective and fulfills other majors' calculus and linear algebra requirements. However, for CS, it isn't listed as an option (as in the link), which worried me a little bit.

Could you guys help me, especially if you took Honors Maths A/B?

i’m an incoming freshman bro please i need to know if any of the professors are hot cus i lowkey just need motivation im an engineering major btw :p tyy

TLDR: if you are a humanities grad who graduated without a path, how did you reset?

Hi! I’m a May ’26 CC grad who majored in English and Business Management, and I’m wondering if any alumni/students have been in a similar situation and could offer some perspective.

For background, I started Columbia pre-dental, thinking I wanted the stability, impact, and intellectual challenge of dentistry/oral surgery, but got Bs and Cs in my prereqs despite my best efforts and ultimately switched to English. I loved my lit classes and initially considered academia, but eventually realized the state of the field wasn’t a risk I wanted to take. I worked random internships, one at a charter school and one at a market research firm, and across both sophomore and junior year recruited heavily for consulting. When that failed, I began looking more into film and media my senior year, completing two unpaid film development internships. While I interviewed with some cool/high paying opportunities throughout college (consulting firms/media fellowships), nothing panned out, and after months of post-grad job searching/networking, I’m now choosing between a temp advertising job, a business development/cold-sales role, and a project management position in Wisconsin that would mean leaving NYC and my family.

I’m pretty disappointed, as I feel like I spent college wavering between stability/money and passion, and somehow ended up with neither. I realize realistically if I could have succeeded in my STEM classes, I would have pursued that, as I always wanted something with growth potential, reasonable stability, enough income to live comfortably in NYC, and some intellectual stimulation/feeling of impact or prestige. I’ve considered law school, but with a lower GPA (3.76), I’m hesitant to take on more debt and don’t know if it makes sense without a strong chance at a top school.

I just wanted to ask if other English/humanities/any students floundered in this way, what job you took to reset or any other way you rebuilt your path. Thank you so much!